The relationship between false confessions and perceptions of parental rearing practices

• Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
• Main Authors: GUDJONSSON, GISLI H., SIGURDSSON, JON FRIDRIK, FINNBOGADOTTIR, HILDUR, SMARI, UNNUR JAKOBSDOTTIR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: Gough; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00539.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9450.2006.00539.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2006.00539.x

The main aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between a history of having made a false confession and reported parental rearing practices. It was hypothesized that the reporting of rejection and absence of warmth by parents would be associated with the making of a false confession. T...